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Artist Statement
Silverwood
Park hosts a beautiful cross-section of Minnesota's natural landscapes,
where prairie/forests flourish and a small island set on Silver Lake
allows urban hikers a chance to reflect and daydream. The park trails
are organized into a continuous loop; one can feel comfortable getting
lost in thought and draw in the sounds of nature. Time slows.
Silverwood's old red and white oaks exist on stretched out time,
outliving all the ephemeral species in the park. Trees record time
through growth rings. Monumental in their grandness, the oak tree is
grandfather time. Park visitors can ponder over the concept of time
through the obsolescence of each fallen oak tree. By splicing old,
decaying trees lying in their natural state, and reassembling them into
upright timepieces, the tree installations provide a new perspective
about time. Visitor's can count the rings between each section, while
the number of trunk sections represent the age of the tree. The trees
are composed only of the natural hard wood and the space between,
allowing one to pause between the trunk sections and gaze through each
sculpture out toward the landscape beyond. The red and white oak tree
installations provoke new discoveries at Silverwood, monumentalizing the
life of fallen trees, beyong their time.

Artist StatementUnfolding Pressions
introduces a bold form driven by the context of the art garden.
Naturally occurring moments are mimicked and reinterpreted through the
juxtaposition of artificial interventions and synthetic sound
vibrations. This sculptural element is both observed and experienced
which contributes to the renewal of the art garden.